NLSY79

NLS Youth '79 Cohort

National Longitudinal Survey of Youth - 1979 Cohort
Short Description: 
Men and women born in the years 1957-64
Short Title: 
NLS Youth 1979
Long Name: 
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth | 1979
Investigator URL: 
https://www.nlsinfo.org/investigator/pages/search?s=NLSY79
Abbreviation: 
NLSY79
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NLSY79

Business Ownership

Created Variables

BUSOWN_SOURCEYR. Survey year when business data was collected. Cross-round variable.

BUSOWN-UID-MATCH.01, 02, etc. Unique job ID in Employment History Roster of Business 01, 02, etc. originally. Cross-round variable.

BUSOWN-MATCH-QUALITY.01, 02, etc. Provides quality of the match between Business 01, 02, etc. ownership reported and past employers. Cross-round variable.

NLSY79 Appendix 24: Reanalysis of the 1980 AFQT Data from the NLSY79

The NLSY79 and NLSY97 are unique in that virtually all respondents took the Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), with the results for the NLSY79 being used to norm the test. This appendix discusses the psychometrics of the Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT) administered in 1980, with attention to the implications the analysis has for the efficient administration of those tests.

Errata for 1979-2012 Data Release

Newest Errata

MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY variables for 2004 [posted 01/17/2017]

Data for the major fields of study at colleges reported by respondents in the 2004 interview were inadvertently omitted. These variables will be included in the next data release. The affected variables are:

NLSY79 Employer History Roster

The Employer History roster includes information on virtually all employers reported by NLSY79 respondents, with many of the employer characteristics reported for each employer included in a single record. These variables are classified as "XRND" variables, rather than being assigned to a single survey year. Data from each survey year are currently available. The variables will be updated as necessary as revisions are made and with each progressive round.

NLSY79 Appendix 23: Revised Asset and Debt Variables and Computed TOTAL Net Wealth Variables

The NLSY79 public release data contains a variety of asset and debt data, as well as some computed variables depicting total net family wealth at each survey point. Below are descriptions of revised asset and debt variables for survey years 1985-2000 (found in ASSETS area of interest with question names ending in “_REVISED”) and the constructed Total Net Family Wealth (TNFW_TRUNC) variables.

Attachment 106: Codebook Pages for Geocode and Zipcode Variables

This attachment presents codebook pages for the restricted-use NLSY79 geocode variables. These codebook pages show the answer categories, frequency distributions, and other related information for the variables available on the geocode CD. These pages are provided to help users determine whether the geocode information would be appropriate for their research needs in terms of content, sample size, etc.

NLSY79 Attachment 106: Profiles of American Youth (ASVAB Data/AFQT Scores)

Information about the administration of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) to NLSY79 respondents is available in PDF format. This documentation also includes information about the creation of the associated Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) scores. Information includes:

Part 1: General & Technical Information

School & Transcript Surveys Documentation

Additional documentation for the NLSY79 High School Survey and Transcript data collection is available in PDF format.

Technical Sampling Report

The Technical Sampling Report for the NLSY79 is available in PDF format. An addendum with standard errors and DEFT factors for 1982-1994 is also available in PDF format.

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